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| HBO | Season Premiere Date: June 10, 1989 |
Starring:
John Kassir
Summary:
Based on the legendary and gruesome 1950's EC Comics from publisher, William M. Gaines, this horror anthology featured stories of murder, greed, lust, gore and the supernatural, with touches of humor sprinkled throughout, usually with a twist ending of sorts.
Genre(s):
Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction
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Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E6. Collection Completed
Air Date: June 28, 1989
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S1:E5. Lover Come Hack To Me
Air Date: June 21, 1989
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S1:E4. Only Sin Deep
Air Date: June 14, 1989
Jun 9, 2015
Tales From the Crypt scared the living bejesus out of me...We are talking major league fright time here, folks. [9 June 1989, p.5]
Jun 9, 2015
Jun 9, 2015
Certainly, these pioneering jaunts have a stylishness and sophistication lacking in most mainstream televison shows. But at this point, for all their nifty good looks, they just aren't special or scary enough. [9 June 1989, p.C-1]
Jun 9, 2015
Are they scary? Not generally. The stories exist only to make bad things happen to bad people. You can see the "twist" endings coming a mile away, but the fun is in the ghoulish glee taken in the telling. [9 June 1989, p.3D]
Jun 9, 2015
The first Tales from the Crypt is a good idea gone - well, not bad, really, but a bit bland, dull. For all the "horror," there's not a lot of real tension. The rules of the genre are clear and the characters are pretty much cardboard cutouts. Granted, that's the comics' traditional material - but the real comics also had more of an edge, more maniacal glee. [10 June 1989, p.15]
Jun 9, 2015
There is no specific credit for "bad taste," but there's plenty for everyone to share -- just as Donner, Hill, Zemeckis and others listed as executive producers will eventually share in the profits...Blood money, if you ask me. [10 June 1989, p.C1]
Jun 12, 2014
I love this television show. The show premiered in 1989 so it has a taste of the goofy 1980's horror that a lot of people love. Watch the first few episodes and I promise you will be hooked!
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Air Date: June 10, 1989
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S1:E6. Collection Completed
Air Date: June 28, 1989
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S1:E5. Lover Come Hack To Me
Air Date: June 21, 1989
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